fkill on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "fkill" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install fkill on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall fkill on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "fkill" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone fkill's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fkill.git 
            
                        
                ~/fkill
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/fkill folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/fkill
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the fkill package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1349200
Name: fkill
PackageBaseID: 126093
PackageBase: fkill
Version: 8.0.0-1
Description: Fabulously kill processes. Cross-platform.
URL: https://github.com/sindresorhus/fkill-cli
NumVotes: 9
Popularity: 0.058163
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: yochananmarqos
Submitter: ivanfon
FirstSubmitted: 1507088190
LastModified: 1699377430
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/fkill.tar.gz